Pauleen Bennett

Pauleen Bennett
Born (1963-10-13) 13 October 1963 (age 61)
Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia
CitizenshipAustralian
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Doctoral advisorKim T Ng

Pauleen Charmayne Bennett (born 13 October 1963) is an Australian scientist researching anthrozoology at La Trobe University in Victoria, Australia.[1]

Bennett's research in the field of human-animal interactions has informed government policy and covered areas of: human attitudes, health and behaviour; ethics of animals in society; animal behaviour, physiology and welfare. Her research interest lies in understanding the diverse psychological connections between humans and animals, particularly companion animals, positive psychology, and in the use of animals in human health therapies.[2][3]

In 2002, Bennett founded the Anthrozoology Research Group,[4] an interdisciplinary team of postgraduate and undergraduate researchers[5] with over one hundred peer-reviewed journal and conference publications. She is chair of the Australian Anthrozoology Research Foundation,[6] a non-profit foundation set up to raise research funding for students investigating the potential benefits for human health of engaging with companion animals. Bennett was the first Australian, and first academic outside of the US, to be elected to serve as the president of the International Society for Anthrozoology[7] (2011–2015) and is on the editorial board for the international peer-reviewed journal, Anthrozoös.

  1. ^ "Staff profile". Archived from the original on 16 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014. Staff profile La Trobe University
  2. ^ http://theconversation.com/why-science-cant-really-tell-us-whether-pets-are-good-for-health-9043 Archived 14 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Why science can't really tell us whether pets are good for health (The Conversation)
  3. ^ http://www.humananimalscience.com.au/positive-psychology/ Archived 14 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Human Animal Science: Positive psychology and the role of animals
  4. ^ "Anthrozoology Research Group". Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  5. ^ http://www.anthrozoologyresearchgroup.com/about/members/ Archived 22 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Profiles of Anthrozoology Research Group members
  6. ^ "Australian Anthrozoology Research Foundation". Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  7. ^ International Society for Anthrozoology http://www.isaz.net Archived 5 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine